carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
so; like this; in this way
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
very; extremely; excessively
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
town; city; municipal; urban
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters